Sen. Marco Rubio praises, mourns Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye

From a press release:

“My
wife Jeanette and I send our condolences to the Inouye family and to
the people of Hawaii. When I was elected to the Senate, Daniel Inouye
was easily the most recognizable name and face
to me, as I remember watching him in action as a teenager following
politics. When I arrived in Washington, he was one of the first
senators I sought out to introduce myself to in the first days after
being sworn in. I always admired his story and how he
was the last of the Greatest Generation of Americans that served this
country in World War II and then in peace in the U.S. Senate.

“From
running down to Pearl Harbor to help others as a medic when our country
was attacked, to volunteering to serve in the 442nd Regimental Combat
Team, Senator Inouye exemplified the Greatest
Generation. He was a war hero and his bravery earned him our highest
military distinction, the Medal of Honor. I have always lamented that I
got to the Senate too late to meet Senators Edward Kennedy and Robert
Byrd. But I will proudly tell my grandchildren
that, at least for a brief time, I served with the great Daniel
Inouye.”